The Forgotten Flotilla, Greece, Crete & North Africa 1941
By Dr Michael James Bendon*
THIS search began with a simple question about a rusting hulk out from a small beach. The beach was adjacent to the coastal archaeological site of Ancient Phalasarna in Western Crete. Japan willing to share sub secrets
JAPAN has assured Australia its most secret stealth technology will be included in the new submarines it wants to build for the Royal Australian Navy. Grand spectacle of Indian fleet review
The IFR 2016 will indeed be a grand spectacle as more than one hundred ships from the navies of over fifty countries will participate in this exercise that is carried out every five years. Russian submarine activity topping Cold War levels
By: Nicholas de Larrinaga, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
RUSSIAN submarine activity in the North Atlantic is again at Cold War levels, according...
US budget plan includes more than $13bn for subs: sources
THE Pentagon's next five-year budget proposal seeks over $13 billion in funding for a new submarine to carry nuclear ballistic missiles, plus orders for more Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp fighter jets, according to sources familiar with the plans. Extend Collins, ex-RAN engineer says
By Danuta Kozaki
A REIRED Naval engineer has called on the Federal Government to extend the life of Australia's submarines to stop a gap emerging in the nation's defence capabilities. In an address given at peak body Engineers Australia on 8 Feb 2016. The Navy and the Nation
The Chief of the Navy, Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, shares his insights into continuous ship-building, the nation's industrial base and the relationship between the Navy and the nation generally. Freedom of shipping lanes essential to prosperity: MD
Australia's Minister for Defence, Senator Marise Payne, tells of the importance of freedom of shipping lanes to Australia's prosperity. India’s second IFR to reflect Naval might
NINETY ships, including 22 from foreign navies, are expected to take part in fleet review The International Fleet Review to be held is only the second such big time naval exercise the country has seen. Restrictions on vessel movement between Bahrain and Iran
ON 7 January 2016 the authorities in Bahrain issued an Administrative Order stating that due to the recent severance of diplomatic relations between the...